Authorities: Mississippi Heist May Have East Texas Link

HENDERSON — Rusk County officials say an alleged mother-daughter bank robbery team arrested in Gulfport, Mississippi, on Monday may be the two who robbed the Citizens National Bank in Henderson February 28. According to KETK, authorities say the mother and daughter have been involved in at least four robberies, all in similar fashion. They are identified by the Gulfport Police Department as Evie Mearlene Herrin, 57, pictured here, and Amelia Darci Crew, 30, both of Cleveland, Texas. They’re being held in a Mississippi jail, each on a $200,000 bond. Tyler FBI agents and local agencies are working with the Gulfport FBI office on the case.